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C. E. CHINNOCK 8L C. G. SCHNEDEiL Improvement in Shoe-Fastenings.

NO. 129,318. Patented}u|y16,1872.

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CHARLES E. CHINNOCK, OF N YORK, N. Y., AND CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOE-FASTENINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 129,318, dated July 16, 1872.

Specification describing a Shoe-Fastening, invented by CHARLES E. CHINNooK, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, and CHRISTIAN G. SCHNEIDER, of Washington, in the county of Washington and District of Columbia.

The invention consists in applying to a vertical eye which is fastened to the shoe, and passes through a small hole in the lap-piece, a wire having arc-shaped loop and handle eX- tension that will readily pass up longitudinally through the eye-hole, serve to force said eye into position, and then, being slid across said eye-hole, form a tight shoe-fastenin g.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe with our invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail View of a modification of our lever-button.

A represents an eye, which is fastened to shoe, and may be of any desired form or construction, and B a loop-lever which is made of a plate with elongated slot .and extension or handle. They are are-shaped or curved, as shown in the drawing. The loop-lever B is fastened in the eye A, and being drawn until (ne of its ends rests against it, may be readiiy passed through the eye-hole C ofthe shoe.

new, but only the are-form 'and application toa shoe. The arc shape enables the protruded end to be brought Within easy reach of the lingers and gives a great facility to the lacing operation. Therefore,

What we desire to protect by Letters Patent islever shoe-fastenin g, B, having arc-shaped loop and extension, as and for the purpose setl forth.

CHARLES E. CHINNOCK. CHRISTIAN G. SCHNEIDER. Witnesses to both signatures: SoLoN C. KEMON,

Trios. D. D. OURAND. 

